{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Authority Podcast — Expert Insights and Fresh Ideas for Education Leaders","title":"Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom with Mitch Weathers and Dr. Sarah Oberle","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3297,"description":"Ross talks with returning guest Mitch Weathers and Dr. Sarah Oberle about their new book, Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom: Promoting Self-Regulation for a Strong Start, published by Corwin. The conversation explores how core executive functions — working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility — develop in young children and how K–3 teachers can reduce cognitive load through intentional routines, environment design, and instruction that helps students self-regulate and succeed.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\nWhat led from the first book (Grades 3–12) to a K–3 edition, and why primary teachers were asking for it\nThe three core executive functions: working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility — and what they look like in early elementary classrooms\nHow working memory capacity and cognitive load affect young students' ability to attend, follow directions, and learn\nThe \"Betty and the Bats\" example — unpacking the hidden cognitive demands of a seemingly simple first-grade writing task\nHow to reduce extraneous cognitive load through visual environment, acoustic environment, and purposeful classroom routines\nWhy a noisy classroom isn't always a productive classroom — and how to make noise purposeful\nBuilding students' self-awareness of their own attention and self-regulation\nHow understanding executive functions becomes an intuitive lens for teachers — not another thing on their plate\nMaking the case for resistant educators: why every teacher, not just specialists, should understand executive functions\nThe unique role of primary teachers in laying the cognitive foundation for all future learning\nGet the book, Executive Functions for Every K–3 Classroom, from Corwin or at https://organizedbinder.com/books\n\nLearn more about Organized Binder: https://organizedbinder.com\n\nListen to Ross's previous episode with Mitch, Executive Functions for Every Classroom:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/dTOKoLexSWdGS9m1xLLhBBOf_FONz2hkdXtwCfQ_FHk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTUwLzE2ODM5/MDYwNDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}